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Birth Control Causing Weight Gain
If your not breastfeeding any more even if you are go discuss it with your doctor. I personally am having issues with my birth control every one I am on I ...
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- I always gained weight when I was on the pill. I know plenty of others who have said the same thing. I asked my doctor why they say you don't gain weight from the pi...
- Hi A., I am a little confused about your message. Did your dr. put you on b.c .pills because you requested them, or did he put you on them because he didn't want you ...
- If you feel this is causing you to gain weight, you might want to see your doctor sooner. If nothing else, at least you'll know. In the meantime, you might want to try...
Anybody Taking Errin or Micronor Birth Control Pills?
Don't miss a pill and if you do (because being a mom you sometimes overlook yourself) just take it asap .... Next question: Breastfeeding & Birth Control ...
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- I took the Micronor for six months while I was nursing and I didn't have any trouble. My doctor told me to be sure and take it the same time every day.
- I don't know the brand name of the mini-pill I was taking, but I did get pregnant. You have to take the pill at exactly the same time every day, within minutes. If y...
- Hi, I took both Errin and Micronor for the first year while I was breastfeeding my now 18 month old daughter. I didn't become pregnant during that time. After I w...
Birth Control Options
Ask a question, get advice from millions of moms ... For me the benefits of reliable birth control while breastfeeding WAY outweighed the negatives. ...
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- S., I don't have any advice for you, but I wanted to tell you I had a similar experience. I tried the Mirena and hated it. If I had known how much it was going to h...
- A good alternative to using chemical birth control is called NFP (Natural Family Planning) unfortunately, most dr.s are not taught the truth about this all natural met...
- I had my mirena placed 8 weeks after my first son was born. (I'm curious about the women who's doctors wouldn't do it -- the mirena is especially good for postpartum ...
Birth Control While Breastfeeding
I am a first time mom of a 5 week old breastfeeding baby in need of birth control. I was diagnosed with endometriosis at 15 and have had trouble ever since ...
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- Whatever you decide, do something. I nursed my daughter and was really bad about remembering to take my pill too, so we put it in God's hands, whoops. We had trouble...
- I agree with the mini-pill idea. I took the mini-pill from when I got married up until I wanted to concieve and had no negative side effects. I started the mini-pill...
- Have you thought about an IUD? I am 3 months post-partum and nursing and scheduled for an IUD later this month. My doctor tells me that it won't affect my milk and I ...
Breastfeeding and Becoming Pregnant
Ask a question, get advice from millions of moms. Category; Behavior · Childcare · Events ... That birth control is made just for breastfeeding mothers. ...
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- your LC is definitely wrong about taking birth control. i've been taking and breastfeeding my 4 month old daughter since we left the hospital. i haven't seen any side ...
- this is a very good question, we all hear different things so you kind of wonder hmm. You really can take birth control while nursing, it is called the mini pill. I to...
- The mirena IUD has been my miracle! I've had it for over 2 years, and I never have to worry about birth control. I did a lot of research while I was pregnant with my...
Micronor Birth Control Pill
I did switch to my normal birth control when I stopped breastfeeding because there's more of a percentage of getting pregnant while on Micronor. 2 moms ...
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- I have the Mirena too (like the the Mom below) It is Progesterone only and I have had no issues with it and most B/C makes me super sick!! Maybe look in to it sense i...
- Hi If you are looking to take as few outside hormones as possible, here is another option: natural family planning - completely free of artifical / outside hormones. ...
- Thats kind of funning because in the past 6 1/2 years those are the only 2 birth controls I have been on. I was on the Micronor when I was breastfeeding my 6 year old...
Concern About Breastfeeding and Birth Control
Concern About Breastfeeding and Birth Control. I am nursing my 4 1/2 month old baby and was on the mini pill until recently. ...
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- I would call the doctor back and also your son's pediatrician. Definitely sounds like something is getting through to your son. Do you definitely need to take the BC...
- Personally I didn't take anything including aspirin while nursing. And if I had it to do over I still would not take anything. Doctors can not be sure of how medicine ...
- Hi M. - I would strongly suggest using Ortho Microner, the ONLY oral contraceptive for lactating moms, according to my OBGYN. I am currently on it and also used it wh...
Birth Control While Breastfeeding
Ask a question, get advice from millions of moms ..... Micronor is the only birth control safe to use while breastfeeding. It is very low dose though, ...
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- Micronor is the only birth control safe to use while breastfeeding. It is very low dose though, so you must be careful to take it the SAME TIME every day or it is not ...
- I've been on Micronor after each of my three babies, and I've nursed each for a year. I never had any problems or side effects, nor did the babies.
- The only thing that I noticed while taking birth control pills was that in decreased my milk supply. I since had an IUD inserted and don't notice a thing.
Breastfeeding on Mirena
Breastfeeding on Mirena. Hi Moms,. I had Mirena inserted 6 weeks ago and have noticed that my .... I do not have experience with nursing and birth control. ...
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- I do not have experience with nursing and birth control. I do know that my sister, best friend and i all noticed a big drop in our milk supply when we got our periods...
- I went on Nuvaring when my third was 9 months and sure enough my milk supply considerably dropped. Anything hormonal has the risk of decreasing your milk supply. I was...
- Hi N., I'm not sure if it's the Mirena that's causing your milk supply to drop. It could be the age of the babies and the fact that there's 2. Consider yourself luc...
Zoloft and Breastfeeding?
The last thing your new baby needs is a stressed out mom. ..... Is It Safe for Me to Take Wellbutrin and Mircette Birth Control While Nursing? ...
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- I know this was posted awhile ago, but I wanted to give you this resource if you have questions about meds again in the future. I just wanted to let you know about ...
- well there is a risk with any meds while breastfeeding b/c it does get passed in the milk. If you can surrvive without it, that would be best. I would go with what t...
- I was on Zoloft when I became pregnant. My OB/GYN said that it was okay to take until the 8th month. However, I immediatly stopped taking it when I found out that I wa...
